So if you break your hip, that is really a devastating thing to have happen to you. What about things like shoulder fractures? Sometimes, you don't get the full return of function, so you have ...

Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis ...

A new study finds that osteosarcopenia — having osteopenia or osteoporosis along with sarcopenia — is prevalent in people who ...

Patients over the age of 50 have an increased risk of mortality following hip fracture, which is dependent on factors such as health and post-fracture comorbidities. Findings from a meta-analysis ...

Findings reported in three independent studies provide important insights into the causes of mortality after hip fracture in frail, elderly individuals and identify management approaches that ...

Objectives: To determine evidence-based best practices for elderly hip fracture patients from the time of hospital admission to 6 months postfracture. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Cochrane Library ...

As adults reach mid-life and older age, fractures and heart disease become a higher concern. Older adults have a high mortality rate following hip fractures, and the leading cause of death in ...

Yet while anti-TNF drugs are well known to improve the major signs and symptoms of axSpA ... among whom 1,229 cases of spine or hip fracture were recorded. For each of these cases, up to 10 ...

Total hip BMD increases were associated with reduced risk for vertebral and all clinical fractures across active control or sequential therapy trials.